Sadly today good cops are the exception not the rule.
It’s not sad, it is criminal.
Unless this story is horribly wrong, these cops should be charged with felony assault, convicted, & sent to jail.
Suppose a child was helping this man find his smokes, or his wallet, or his keys?
An example needs to be made to the “shoot first & ask questions later” crowd in the police dept. But, the Sheriff’s early, lame defense of the 2 shooters is telling. It may hurt him next election. I hope so if he is gonna defend such criminally irresponsible behavior.